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Invito

Defined in 7 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889), Stimson (1881)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Against the will; unwilling.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Against, or without the assent or consent; unwilling.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lat. Being unwilling. Against or without the assent or consent.

Ah invito. By or from an unwilling party. A transfer ab invito is a compulsory transfer.

Invito debitore. Against the will of the debtor.

Invito domino. The owner being unwilling; against the will of the owner; without the owner's consent. In order to constitute larceny, the property must be taken invito domino.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

I. Unwilling. Invito conferred on an unwilling party. of the debtor. Invito domino:

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Lat. Being unwilling, Against or without the assent or consent. Invito beneficium non datur. <A benefit is not conferred on one who is unwilling to receive it; that is to say, no one can be

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

Against the will; unwilling. Ab invito. From an unwilling person. In invito. Against a resisting party. Frequently applied to proceedings against a party who opposes the demand made upon him, and also to the judgment or decree made in such case. Taxes are said to be levied in invitum. Invito domino. The owner being unwilling. Said of the " taking " in larceny.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

/. Unwilling. Invito beneficium is not [may not be] given to a man domino, debitore: against the vriU